.TH "idevicerestore" 1
.SH NAME
idevicerestore \- Restore IPSW firmware FILE to an iOS device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B idevicerestore
[OPTIONS] FILE

.SH DESCRIPTION

Restore firmware files to iOS devices while either erasing the device or 
updating to preserve content and settings.

.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-i, \-\-ecid ECID
target specific device by its hexadecimal ECID e.g. 0xaabb123456 or 00000012AABBCCDD.
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.B \-u, \-\-udid UDID
target specific device by its 40-digit device UDID.
NOTE: only works with devices in normal mode.
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.B \-e, \-\-erase
perform a full restore, erasing all data (defaults to update).
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.B \-c, \-\-custom
restore with a custom firmware.
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.B \-l, \-\-latest
use latest available firmware (with download on demand). \
DO NOT USE if you need to preserve the baseband (unlock)! \
USE WITH CARE if you want to keep a jailbreakable firmware! \
The FILE argument is ignored when using this option.
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.B \-s, \-\-cydia
use Cydia's signature service instead of Apple's.
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.B \-x, \-\-exclude
exclude nor/baseband upgrade.
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.B \-t, \-\-shsh
fetch TSS record and save to .shsh file, then exit.
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.B \-p, \-\-pwn
put device in pwned DFU mode and exit (limera1n devices only).
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.B \-n, \-\-no\-action
do not perform any restore action. If combined with -l option the on demand
IPSW download is performed before exiting.
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.B \-C, \-\-cache\-path DIR
use specified directory for caching extracted or other reused files.
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.B \-d, \-\-debug
enable communication debugging.
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.B \-h, \-\-help
prints usage information.

.SH AUTHORS
Martin Szulecki

Nikias Bassen

Joshua Hill

.SH ON THE WEB
http://www.libimobiledevice.org

http://www.openjailbreak.org
